Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Haematopodidae — theoystercatchers .
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Examples
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Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) III
Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009
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Imagine this picture with oyster-catcher (Haematopus) colors (red-and-yellow stripes on the crest) and you've got the acrylic version.
Life's Time Capsule: Pterosaur Gallery Weapon of Mass Imagination 2009
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Imagine this picture with oyster-catcher (Haematopus) colors (red-and-yellow stripes on the crest) and you've got the acrylic version.
Archive 2009-07-01 Weapon of Mass Imagination 2009
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Globally threatened endemic seabirds include the Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis VU), Chatham Island snipe (Coenocorypha pusilla VU), Chatham Island petrel (Pterodroma axillaris CR).
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The Canary Island oystercatcher (Haematopus meadewaldoi) was formerly present but is now considered extinct.
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Okarito Lagoon is the largest estuarine lagoon on the South Island's west coast and is an important habitat for wading birds, including South Island pied oystercatcher Haematopus sp., pied stilt and the migratory bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica and knot Calidris sp.
Te Wahipounamu (South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area), New Zealand 2008
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In this case, an adult Haematopus palliatus (American oystercatcher) got its beak stuck in a
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Haematopus fuliginosus, GOULD. — — — — — longirostris, VIEILL.
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I covered some of the variation in oystercatchers here (well, Eurasian oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus ers ah orstr uh muh face .... ers ah orstr uh muh face!!!!
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